I'm Cullen Bunn, and this is The Cullenoscopy. Don't worry.This won't hurt a bit. Ghosts. Haunted houses. Cursed homes. Creepy hotels. Haunted games. If you love supernatural horror, this episode of The Cullenoscopy is for you.Joining me is bestselling horror author Grady Hendrix (How to Sell a Haunted House, We Sold Our Souls, Witchcraft for Wayward Girls) for a deep dive into ghosts and haunted houses. We explore what actually makes haunted house stories frightening, why ghosts continue to fascinate readers and audiences, and why the places we inhabit can become some of horror's greatest monsters.Along the way, we swap recommendations for some of our favorite haunted house novels, movies, music, board games, and video games, while also talking about adaptation, horror storytelling, sleep paralysis, real-life ghost experiences, and why sometimes the scariest thing in a haunted house... is the mortgage.In this episode:What makes haunted houses so terrifying?Why every house carries its own ghosts?Our favorite haunted house novelsEssential haunted house horror filmsHaunted house-inspired musicHorror video games that genuinely scared usGreat horror board gamesSleep paralysis, ghost stories, and supernatural experiencesWriting haunted house horror that feels realFeatured recommendations include:How to Sell a Haunted HouseThe ElementalsMaynard's HouseNo One Gets Out AliveSession 9The EntityAbigail by King DiamondPhasmophobiaBetrayal at House on the Hilland many more.If you enjoy horror books, comics, movies, games, and conversations with the creators behind them, be sure to subscribe and let me know what horror topic you'd like to see covered next.Let me know your favorite ghosts stories in the comments! And don't forget to like and subscribe!

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I’m Cullen Bunn, and I want to welcome you to The Cullenoscopy, a deep exploration of the horror genre. Don’t worry. This won’t hurt a bit. Every episode, I’ll be joined by a host (or hosts) to chat about a variety of horror topics, offer up some recommendations, and share our love of the genre. This episode, my co-host is Sadie Hartmann (AKA Mother Horror), and we're discussing ghosts and hauntings.

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This episode, Aaron Conaway and I get together to discuss backwoods horror in all its glory!

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This episode, Clay McLeod Chapman and I get together to discuss some of our favorite horror short stories!

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This episode combines the Polyps interviews that were done in 2025 which we have (very) crudely stitched together. With that in mind, the audio was primarily recorded on convention floors (other than JimmyZ's office interview) so please be gentle. Check out the original videos over on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/@TheCullenoscopy and you'll get to see some of the footage that inspired these conversations.

Featuring:

Aaron Conaway

Jeremy Mohler

L.C. Mortimer

Josh Roberts

JimmyZ Johnston

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This episode, my co-host is comic book creator Liana Kangas, and we're talking about SLASHERS!

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This episode, my co-host is Stephen Graham Jones, and we're discussing ghosts and hauntings.

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Episode 4 of The Cullenoscopy (originally aired Nov 2, 2025).

This episode, my co-hosts are comic creators Kyle Strahm and Dennis Hopeless, and we're discussing all there is to know about Horror Hosts!

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Episode 3 of The Cullenoscopy (originally aired Oct 4, 2025).

This episode, my co-hosts are comic creators Kyle Strahm and Dennis Hopeless, and we're discussing cosmic horror.

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Episode 2 of The Cullenoscopy (originally aired Jul 20, 2025).

This episode, my co-host is John Avina, and we’re chattingabout bloodsucking vampires!

John Avina is a writer and photographer from Chicago. He’sstories center around folklore from his Mexican heritage.

Awesome horror we discuss in this episode includes:

Avina Comics - https://www.avinacomics.com/

Pitiful, Lost Creature -

Santo Vs. The Vampire Women

The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires - https://tinyurl.com/pdze5xta

Salem’s Lot - https://tinyurl.com/bdmjrhmn

30 Days of Night - https://idwpublishing.com/products/30-days-of-night-deluxe-edition-book-one?variant=52875127914860

Near Dark - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Near_Dark

They Thirst - https://tinyurl.com/yu7zx7pu

Gil’s All Fright Diner - https://tinyurl.com/2t4zd5ba

Vampire: The Masquerade - https://www.paradoxinteractive.com/games/world-of-darkness/discover-world-of-darkness/vampire-the-masquerade

Kindred: The Embraced - https://tinyurl.com/3dsc4das

Cronos - https://tinyurl.com/54sh9phd

Blade II - https://tinyurl.com/3m2t6ap5

Fright Night - https://tinyurl.com/rdst6v67

The Strain - https://tinyurl.com/uaxhbeku

Hunter the Reckoning Video Game - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter:_The_Reckoning_(video_game

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